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KeNHA questioned over single-sourcing of Sh500 million road project

KeNHA director-general, Peter Mundinia

MPs questioned why a State agency handpicked a contractor for the construction of 18-kilometre road that cost taxpayers Sh160 million above the initial contractual sum.

The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) director-general, Peter Mundinia, was pressed to explain why the agency decided to single-source S S Mehta Construction Company to complete the Miritini-Mombasa road after terminating the contract awarded to Ms Telewa Construction Company.

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